Sunday, May 31, 2009

Planter Boxes

If you're preparing for spring planting and want to make sure you have the best looking garden of them all, you may want to do more than sow the ground and toss some seeds down. Sometimes you need to add more texture to your garden than just plants can provide. This is where planter boxes will come in handy.

Using planters will not only allow you to add layers to your garden, but will also help you keep your plants from getting into fights with one another.

When you are initially picking out the right boxes for your garden there are a few considerations you should take into account"

Size - If you have a large garden area, this may not be a major issue, but if you have a smaller area that is going to be your designated garden space, you don't want to purchase too large of of one or they will look like they are overwhelming the garden space.

Shape - No longer are these accessories just long thin rectangles. These days they come in a variety of shapes. While those long rectangles can help you define various locations within the garden, by acting as blossoming walls, there are also other shapes that will make great accents. Oval or circular planter boxes can make great centerpieces in various locations of the garden with a star plant or two inside them.

Material - There are a few reasons you have to look into the material you are making your desired boxes out of. Will it hold up in your location? If you get very cold winters and very hot summers, some materials don't really like extreme temperatures. Most will have recommendations on the environments they are to be used in.

Safety - Many of the boxes that are on the market today are created of materials that have been treated with a number of chemicals or dyes in their creation. If you are just making a pretty flowerbed this may not be a real problem, but if you are creating a vegetable garden that you and your family are planning to eat from, you should really try to avoid those types of planter boxes. Over time the chemicals and dyes in the planter boxes can leech into the soil and ultimately into the vegetables you are planning on eating.

Style - Luckily you no longer have to scrimp on style when it comes to these. After all, a nice garden needs to be aesthetically pleasing, and that's not just referring to the plants that are growing. The plants can only look so nice if they are in tacky boxes. But no matter what style of garden you want, you will be able to find planter boxes to suit. If you want a Victorian theme, you will be able to find planter boxes with a faux marble finish that look like they were chiseled just for use in your garden. If you are looking for a country theme, you should be able to find planter boxes made of what looks like the logs left over after building the log cabin.

The possibility of how your garden can look with planter boxes is only limited by your imagination.

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